The new client pricing just isn't what it was 3 months ago. Shaw, for the past 8 years or so, has been super aggressive on new client pricing, which caused TELUS retention to spend a lot, and then Shaw developed their own retention. Shaw has cut back on their new client discounts quite heavily, as well as their retention budget. I believe what we're seeing is the major telcos in western AB trying to 'correct' the market. Out east if you call Bell or Rogers to cancel they don't give a ####, they let you go. I think that's what is being attempted here.. price wise.
Will it last? Who knows. Shaw and TELUS are both slaves to their investors, so, a bad quarter and slumping sales and if one of them decides to go nuts on price again, we can be in the same squeeky wheel gets the grease climate
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